Jun Aoki designed the LV building in the image of a pile
of trunks stacked at random. The trunks, each representing a unique
space, are connected with a labyrinth of corridors - offering a
small journey between trunks.

The building relates in scale to the mixed residential and
commercial area of Omotesando, with the soft texture of the metal
fabric on the facade conveying the texture of fallen leaves from
the big zelkova trees in front of the building.

Photo: arcspace

The store is an assemblage of various special "spaces"; the
basic units are not "floors" but "spaces". The shape of all
"spaces" are right-angled boxes in various scales, proportions and
natural light conditions. The total shape of the building is the
result of piling up the box-like shapes.

Photo: arcspace

The exterior is double layered with three different kinds of
metal mesh fabric and two kinds of polished stainless steel panels;
rose and gold. Glass panels with a striped pattern, as the
inner layer, give depth to the appearance.

By overlaying the silver color of the metal fabric and rose and
gold tint of the back panel, the color is getting also ambiguous,
and losing a sense of materiality.

Photo: arcspace

Photo: arcspace

The idea of using metal fabric was initially
derived from the idea of "piling up trunks". I thought the surface
would be covered in fabric like trunks. At the same time, because I
did not want to realize them literally as enlarged trunks but as
mirages, the double skin was proposed./Jun Aoki

The first five stories of the 10 story building are dedicated to
the public shop space. The interior, designed by Louis Vuitton
Malletier Architecture Department, uses stainless steel fabric,
resembling the fabric lining inside a trunk, to match the exterior
design. Some parts, including the multipurpose hall, are
designed by Jun Aoki.